Postage & mail

Drop off mail early - usually delivered in 2 days to most places - a 80% - 90% savings compared to priority mail.

For urgent shipments - check pricing with UPS or FedEx, sometimes cheaper than Express Mail. The opposite can be true for Saturday Deliveries.

Use media mail for books, catalogs, DVD's, CD's & magazines - usually about 50% cheaper.

Email invoices instead of mailing them. Most billing software allows this. There are also some online billing services that you can subscribe to. Depending on volume, the cost per invoice can be lower than first class mail.

Bank online vs. mailing checks - if you are paying a lot of bills, the savings add up - no cost to printing checks or buying envelopes either!

If you do large volume mailings - check to see if you qualify for USPS's bulk rates.

Electronic Postage - Depending on volume, savings can range form 3% - 10%